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[Ducks]

The best looking F1 cars that never took the crown.

 

 

Barcode-less F10

[Lazy]

[mclarensmps]

 

You may say I'm cheating... but whatever

[Collombin]

There's millions, but the first that spring to mind:-

Lotus 72 in blue and gold
Brabham BT44 in red
March 881 in turquoise

[OO7]

[RedBaron]

 

Side note: https://brucethomson...f1-thomson1.jpg

Edited by RedBaron, 17 February 2015 - 23:08.

[Tarzaan]

 

 

 

+1

 

Shared with the Benetton B193

 

Edited by Tarzaan, 17 February 2015 - 23:10.

[Lemans]

There are so many to choose from. I'll start with this:

 

640 (early season low engine cowl)

 

 

[Lemans]

Arrows A2

 

[RubberKubrick]

 

That first pic... the angle and all that... and the livery (much better than the Camel/Canon livery from its two predecessors). The most beautiful non-(WDC)-championship winning car of recent times, in my opinion.

[RedBaron]

[P123]

[RubberKubrick]

 

Side note: https://brucethomson...f1-thomson1.jpg

 

The 1991 Ferrari is beautiful, too (although for my taste, a tad too much black at the side front of the car).

[Lemans]

Brabham BT55

 

[RubberKubrick]

The best looking F1 cars that never took the crown.

 

 

Barcode-less F10

 

I don't know. When I look at the silhouettes of those cars of that time (the F10 as well), they always remind me of an estate car/estate wagon.

[Lemans]

Ligier JS31

 

[OO7]

The 1991 Ferrari is beautiful, too (although for my taste, a tad too much black at the side front of the car).

Completely agree RK.  The black on the side of the front monocoque and nose is the only thing that stops the car making my all-time list.  The McLaren MP4/6 could get away with it and I say 'get away' because I believe it too would have looked better with a continuation of the traditional Marlboro red and white in that area.

[OO7]

Honourable mention to:

[maverick69]

It's gotta be the 191. Just look at that diffuser!

 

[Lemans]

MP4/7

I always thought it was better looking then the /6.

 

Edited by Lemans, 17 February 2015 - 23:40.

[OO7]

It's gotta be the 191. Just look at that diffuser!

 

That's not a diffuser, that's an uberffuser as in fusing the car to the ground!

[midgrid]

 

 

The FW16 won the constructors' championship though.

[maverick69]

That's not a diffuser, that's an uberffuser as in fusing the car to the ground!

 

Lol. Indeed.........

 

At least GA is not "un-agreeable/WTF?!" in all departments!*

 

Hi Gary   

 

 

 

*Very, very nice work by the way. A genuine work of art that was fast as hell to boot 

[TomNokoe]

Recent times

[Imateria]

Another vote for the Jordan 191, but I'm going to put this one in as well.

 

[Nonesuch]

You may say I'm cheating... but whatever

 

That MP4-20 is an excellent choice.

Edited by Nonesuch, 17 February 2015 - 23:54.

[DanardiF1]

 

The livery was a mess, but the car itself... proportions are great, nice curves all over the car, and that sidepod design that took the Ferrari 641 concept to it's most beautiful iteration. Gary Anderson had a real flair in his designs.

[asdf24]

Edited by asdf24, 18 February 2015 - 00:06.

[Lemans]

 

The livery was a mess, but the car itself... proportions are great, nice curves all over the car, and that sidepod design that took the Ferrari 641 concept to it's most beautiful iteration. Gary Anderson had a real flair in his designs.

 

I completely agree. With the right livery I could have been one of the all time greats. The shape is fantastic. Those sidepods...Oh, my!

 

Edit: This happened...

Edited by Lemans, 18 February 2015 - 00:13.

[keiichi]

I'll go with two extremes. From simple beauty:

 

Honda RA300

 

 

 

To over the top aero bits and pieces:

 

Ferrari F2008

 

 

(I'm only assuming WDC and not WCC, possibly not the most correct though)

Edited by keiichi, 18 February 2015 - 00:15.

[OO7]

MP4/7

I always thought it was better looking then the /6.

 

 

I would agree with you barring two things:

1) The strange, abrupt double transition of taper around nose and front monocoque, spoils the cars lines from head-on.

 

2) The front wing endplates were too big.

 

 

The car looks great in these shots though:

Edited by OO7, 18 February 2015 - 00:48.

[OO7]

The FW16 won the constructors' championship though.

Damn!!!  Your right!!!

[sennafan24]

[keiichi]

Well, to be a bit more correct with my previous post, I'd like to replace the F2008 with this:

 

BMW Sauber F1.08

 

[DanardiF1]

Always thought the Minardi M193 was a pretty car, and was a bit of a Williams-lite in terms of design... I can imagine the internals of the car were a far cry from the active suspension wizardry of the FW15C though...

 

[DanardiF1]

I completely agree. With the right livery I could have been one of the all time greats. The shape is fantastic. Those sidepods...Oh, my!

 

Edit: This happened...

 

That I believe is Colin McRae behind the wheel... also it has the late 1995 rear wheel fairings which add to the beauty of the car. Good spot for digging this out but I posted the original liveried car as it's the one that raced.

[Lemans]

Ligier JS37.

Gorgeous livery, too.

 

[DanardiF1]

Tyrrell 020 was nice too, smart colour scheme as well... Sauber, this is how you use grey as a dominant colour.

 

 

What I liked about a lot of these early 90's cars is that aerodynamic knowledge was progressing yet this was one of the last times where the cars were designed by a lead designer and a small team of assistants, and thus they bore a lot of aesthetic touches that nowadays CFD would chip away at...

[Atreiu]

https://andyyounggp....72010001227.jpg

[MikeV1987]

One of my favs, i love all the aero bits. 

Edited by MikeV1987, 18 February 2015 - 02:22.

[KWSN - DSM]

Ferrari 312B2

 

 

[teejay]

Bit angry to see no one posted the Lola MasterCard entry.

 

The late 90's/early 2000's Jordans were nice looking things

[George Costanza]

1994 Ferrari.

[George Costanza]

There are so many to choose from. I'll start with this:

 

640 (early season low engine cowl)

 

 

 

That is........ sex on wheels. Incredible.

Edited by George Costanza, 18 February 2015 - 02:37.

[Myrvold]

It might not've been fast, although, we'll never know how fast due to how the team was "run"... But it looked very good!

Edited by Myrvold, 18 February 2015 - 03:00.

[Dan333SP]

http://b.f1-facts.com/ul/a/3417

BRM P207. Horribly uncompetitive but still attractive, and a great engine note.

Edited by Dan333SP, 18 February 2015 - 03:49.

[Otaku]

Too many to list, but I'll be the weird one putting this here:

 

 

 

[Peter0Scandlyn]

That Ferrari that popped out of the woodwork today....

[OO7]

http://b.f1-facts.com/ul/a/3417

BRM P207. Horribly uncompetitive but still attractive, and a great engine note.

We are going to have to start an 'Engine Note' thread now you know.

[Lemans]

Ligier JS7

Probably the prettiest car of the 70's